天堂的故事

Synopsis:Mymotherdreamedthatmylatefathercamebackhometoseeher.Shestronglybelievesthatitwasn'tadream.Director’sStatement:WhileIwasinJapanforresearchinganJapaneseavant-gardefilmlastyearIreceivedthesaddestphonecallfrommymotherwhotoldmethatmyfather,whohadbeensickfromlivercancer,hadpassedawaypeacefully.Afewdaysbeforehedied,Italkedtohimonthephoneandhesaid,“Iwantmyashestobescatteredintheforest.”Irepliedtohimwithmytearflows“Youwillbealright.”Ididn’tevengobackforhisfuneral.IbeganshootingthisfilmwhichIhadonlyanimageofashesandaforest,hopingthatthisfilmcancuremeofmypainccc